A Martinez, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert

That most American of holidays, Thanksgiving, serves as the focal point for this raptly celebratory look at the modern American family. What's Cooking interweaves the workings of four diverse Los Ange...( read more  read more... )les households-African American, Jewish, Latino, and Vietnamese-as they make their preparations for arriving guests and relatives for the traditionally festive dinner. Who but an outsider to these goings-on would have the keen perception and discernment to capture the detail and nuance of family relationships and the cultural specificity of behavior, decor, and most of all food with this degree of accuracy and freedom?

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66% liked it

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52% liked it

65 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Gurinder Chadha

Release Date: October 27, 2000

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DVD Release Date: April 10, 2001

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  • November 13, 2008
    Definitely watchable with some great performances (sup Alfre Woodard), but also painfully heavy handed.
  • July 7, 2008
    A nice slice of LA suburban life.
  • December 16, 2007
    Great movie! Love it!
  • January 26, 2009
    diferentes culturas, diferentes familias, un día de celebración y todas en un mismo barrio
  • January 1, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a really good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that dennis haysbert plays a good part throghout this movie..i think that the director of this drama movie had don...( read more)e a really good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its a really powerful drama movie 2 watch its a good movie n its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie n its a good drama movie 2 watch
  • April 21, 2008
    it's all about family
  • September 20, 2007
    saw it on AMC was very shacked...
  • June 14, 2007
    Good family-ish movie.
  • May 28, 2007
    ANOTHER LOVELY MOVIE!!!

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

It's a meal you may feel you've eaten before, but you nonetheless walk away stuffed and happy. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Because the stories are so skillfully threaded together, the movie doesn't feel like an exercise: Each of the stories stands on its own. full review

January 1, 2000
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly

Like the meal itself, the movie's both filling and familiar.

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